used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They made a clean sweep of the Empire, and each installed in its place the government of his particular choice.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
alludedverbUS /əˈluːdɪd/
past form of “allude” — make a more or less disguised reference to
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Would the Orleans family, cried Jobelin, have ever made the decoration of an old soldier a matter of bargain?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They made a clean sweep of the Empire, and each installed in its place the government of his particular choice.
with anger
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Would the Legitimist kings, retorted Bouchard, ever have been guilty of such unjust favouritism as was now to be seen every day in the government offices?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
bargainnounUS /ˈbɑːrɡən/
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading Would the Orleans family, cried Jobelin, have ever made the decoration of an old soldier a matter of bargain?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Would the Legitimist kings, retorted Bouchard, ever have been guilty of such unjust favouritism as was now to be seen every day in the government offices?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Would the Legitimist kings, retorted Bouchard, ever have been guilty of such unjust favouritism as was now to be seen every day in the government offices?
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Thereupon they began to get rather warm.
Bouchard
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From this reading Would the Legitimist kings, retorted Bouchard, ever have been guilty of such unjust favouritism as was now to be seen every day in the government offices?
a game played with playing cards
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading They made a clean sweep of the Empire, and each installed in its place the government of his particular choice.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading They made a clean sweep of the Empire, and each installed in its place the government of his particular choice.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
covertlyadverbUS /koʊˈvɜːrtli/
in a covert manner
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Would the Orleans family, cried Jobelin, have ever made the decoration of an old soldier a matter of bargain?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Would the Legitimist kings, retorted Bouchard, ever have been guilty of such unjust favouritism as was now to be seen every day in the government offices?
decorationnounUS /ˌdekərˈeɪʃən/
something used to beautify
From this reading Would the Orleans family, cried Jobelin, have ever made the decoration of an old soldier a matter of bargain?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They made a clean sweep of the Empire, and each installed in its place the government of his particular choice.
EmpirenounUS /ˈempaɪər/
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading They made a clean sweep of the Empire, and each installed in its place the government of his particular choice.
at any time
From this reading Would the Orleans family, cried Jobelin, have ever made the decoration of an old soldier a matter of bargain?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Would the Legitimist kings, retorted Bouchard, ever have been guilty of such unjust favouritism as was now to be seen every day in the government offices?
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
a social unit living together
From this reading Would the Orleans family, cried Jobelin, have ever made the decoration of an old soldier a matter of bargain?
favouritismnoun
an inclination to favor some person or group
From this reading Would the Legitimist kings, retorted Bouchard, ever have been guilty of such unjust favouritism as was now to be seen every day in the government offices?
foolsnounUS /fuːlz/
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Thereupon they began to get rather warm.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading They made a clean sweep of the Empire, and each installed in its place the government of his particular choice.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading Would the Legitimist kings, retorted Bouchard, ever have been guilty of such unjust favouritism as was now to be seen every day in the government offices?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Would the Orleans family, cried Jobelin, have ever made the decoration of an old soldier a matter of bargain?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They made a clean sweep of the Empire, and each installed in its place the government of his particular choice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They made a clean sweep of the Empire, and each installed in its place the government of his particular choice.
installedverbUS /ˌɪnˈstɔːld/
inflected form of “instal” — set up for use
From this reading They made a clean sweep of the Empire, and each installed in its place the government of his particular choice.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They made a clean sweep of the Empire, and each installed in its place the government of his particular choice.
Jobelin
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From this reading Would the Orleans family, cried Jobelin, have ever made the decoration of an old soldier a matter of bargain?
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Would the Legitimist kings, retorted Bouchard, ever have been guilty of such unjust favouritism as was now to be seen every day in the government offices?
Legitimist
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From this reading Would the Legitimist kings, retorted Bouchard, ever have been guilty of such unjust favouritism as was now to be seen every day in the government offices?
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They made a clean sweep of the Empire, and each installed in its place the government of his particular choice.
engage in
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Would the Orleans family, cried Jobelin, have ever made the decoration of an old soldier a matter of bargain?
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Would the Legitimist kings, retorted Bouchard, ever have been guilty of such unjust favouritism as was now to be seen every day in the government offices?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They made a clean sweep of the Empire, and each installed in its place the government of his particular choice.
officesnounUS /ˈɔːfəsəz/
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Would the Legitimist kings, retorted Bouchard, ever have been guilty of such unjust favouritism as was now to be seen every day in the government offices?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Would the Orleans family, cried Jobelin, have ever made the decoration of an old soldier a matter of bargain?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
on one occasion
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
OrleansnounUS /ˈɔːrliənz/
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading Would the Orleans family, cried Jobelin, have ever made the decoration of an old soldier a matter of bargain?
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading They made a clean sweep of the Empire, and each installed in its place the government of his particular choice.
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading They made a clean sweep of the Empire, and each installed in its place the government of his particular choice.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
on the contrary
From this reading Thereupon they began to get rather warm.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading Would the Legitimist kings, retorted Bouchard, ever have been guilty of such unjust favouritism as was now to be seen every day in the government offices?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Would the Legitimist kings, retorted Bouchard, ever have been guilty of such unjust favouritism as was now to be seen every day in the government offices?
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Would the Orleans family, cried Jobelin, have ever made the decoration of an old soldier a matter of bargain?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Would the Legitimist kings, retorted Bouchard, ever have been guilty of such unjust favouritism as was now to be seen every day in the government offices?
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading They made a clean sweep of the Empire, and each installed in its place the government of his particular choice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They made a clean sweep of the Empire, and each installed in its place the government of his particular choice.
Thereupon
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From this reading Thereupon they began to get rather warm.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thereupon they began to get rather warm.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
up to a particular time
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thereupon they began to get rather warm.
unjustadjectiveUS /ənˈdʒʌst/
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
From this reading Would the Legitimist kings, retorted Bouchard, ever have been guilty of such unjust favouritism as was now to be seen every day in the government offices?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Thereupon they began to get rather warm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Would the Legitimist kings, retorted Bouchard, ever have been guilty of such unjust favouritism as was now to be seen every day in the government offices?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
at the time that
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would the Orleans family, cried Jobelin, have ever made the decoration of an old soldier a matter of bargain?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thus they went on till they covertly alluded to one another as fools, when all at once the colonel, angrily picking up his cards, exclaimed: 'Make less noise, do you hear, Bouchard, and please attend to the game!'
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